REBUKE AND COMFORT FROM HAGGAI, PART 1TEXT: Haggai 1:1 — 2:23SUMMARY: As the first wave of returning pilgrims from Babylon to Jerusalem faced great opposition from God’s enemies both inside and outside of their own ranks, the post-exilic prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, provided spiritual guidance, both comfort and rebuke, in the form of direct communications from God.I. HAGGAI’S MESSAGE OF REBUKE (Haggai 1:1-15).Introduction: Haggai the Prophet.A. They Had Undervalued God’s Presence.1. It was NOT a time for apathy. 2. It was NOT a time for self-enrichment. 3. It was NOT a time for presumption.B. They Had Undervalued God’s Providence.